Orisirisi African Folklore

Phone: 407-697-1336
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.orisirisiafricanfolklore.com

Description: Orisirisi African Folklore is a performing arts company rooted in the history, culture, and traditions of Africa and the African diaspora, inclusive of folktales, legends, and myths, spirited drumming, dance, and song, children’s games, lectures on special topics, and a healthy dose of the obligatory African tradition of audience participation. The nationally and internationally acclaimed performing arts and the educational initiative was founded in 1986 by husband-and-wife team Don and Tutu Harrell, with the expressed purpose of sharing the beauty and poignancy of African life and culture. The company has provided its unique brand of folklore, for countless people from a vast array of demographics and cultural backgrounds at primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, festivals, churches, libraries, museums, conferences, corporate and teacher in-services, television and radio programs, special events including an approximately 12,000 show run over the course of nine years at Walt Disney World’s Epcot while exhibiting an unwavering commitment to the needs of the individual, the group, the community, and society at large. Orisirisi African Folklore was recently featured in the WUCF/PBS Emmy Award-Winning Special-GRRI-IFIC Neighbors with Daniel Tigers Here are two of the shows shared in variation by Orisirisi African Folklore: Moonlight StoriesMoonlight Stories is a recreation of the African storytelling tradition, inclusive of mesmerizing African drumming and dance, spirited call and response songs, and fun-filled audience participation. Though child-centered it appeals to the child’s-heart in everyone, as the audience members meet Dog and Turtle, The Wolf and The Three Kids, Anansi and His Six Sons, and other unforgettable characters that none one will soon forget! Drum SermonsDrum Sermons is a celebration of music that recounts its origin and makes clear how it came to live in our hearts. This informative yet entertaining performance includes stories from the far corners of the African continent, spirited drumming, dance, and song, and a healthy dose of the obligatory African tradition of audience participation, provided by Orisirisi African Folklore

Cost: Cost ranges from $600 to $1500 depending upon the distance traveled and whether or not the request is a single performance or part of a block booking agreement.

Length of Program: We offer 50-60 minute programs (Additionally African drumming and chanting workshop of approximately 60 mins also available upon request).

Region:  I perform in all regions of Florida.